propounds

verb

present tense third-person singular of propound
as in proposes
to set before the mind for consideration let us propound the question whether mercy killing should ever be an option

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  1. proposes
  2. suggests
  3. poses
Verb
  • The study proposes 12 strategies to strengthen the ecosystem, including expanding funding tools, improving tax incentives, supporting distribution and promotion, and recognizing the operational costs needed to build resilient production companies.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 11 July 2026
  • This project, which is under review by the city, proposes demolishing the long-defunct Kmart building and bringing residences, shops and a new Publix to the plaza.
    — Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2026
Definition of proposes
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  • Her handmaiden points out that a sword contradicts her message of peace and suggests instead a chain.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
  • If Congress does nothing, research suggests, retirees will see a 28% cut in monthly benefits.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Definition of suggests
Verb
  • The ascendance of Chinese open-source AI poses an economic threat to the US, Palantir’s chief technology officer said, joining a chorus of American executives sounding the alarm on Beijing’s growing AI clout.
    — J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 15 July 2026
  • That’s a question that writer Rebecca Mead poses in a New Yorker piece about Ana Mendieta, who is the subject of a Tate Modern retrospective that opens to the public today.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of poses
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